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TEST UTILIZATION PRACTICES IN HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION: LABORATORIES AND CLINICIANS
(Biomedical Sciences, 2018 , Professional Masters Project)
Background Improper test utilization is a common problem of all healthcare systems. It
costs vast amount of money without improving the patient care. There are three types of
this inappropriate utilization of laboratory ...
The Expression of Retinal miRNA Evoked by Hyperglycemia and After Adiponectin Treatment in Human Retinal Endothelial Cells
(Biomedical Sciences, 2018 , Master Thesis)
Background: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease resulting in microvascular complications including diabetic retinopathy (DR). Adiponectin (ApN) is an adipokine hormone, and recent studies demonstrated that ApN ...
Profiling of Chronic Myeloid Neoplasms through RNA Sequencing Analysis
(Biomedical Sciences, 2018 , Master Thesis)
Background: Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a clonal myeloproliferative disorder resulting from the neoplastic transformation of hematopoietic stem cells. A higher number of (54%) CML patients in Qatar failed to respond ...
Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction as the Mechanism for Development of Obesity
(Biomedical Sciences, 2018 , Master Thesis)
Obesity is one of the major public health issues in the world with a rapid increase
in its prevalence. According to the last public health report from supreme public health in
Qatar in 2012, 71.8 % of the women were ...
Magnitude of RSV Fusion Protein-Specific Antibodies in Infants and Corresponding Mothers
(Biomedical Sciences, 2018 , Master Thesis)
INTRODUCTION: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a threatening agent causing lower respiratory infections (LRI) among children, where no vaccine is available. RSV expresses three surface glycoproteins, of which the ...
National Study of Anaphylaxis in a Large Tertiary Care Hospital in Qatar: A Retrospective Study
(Biomedical Sciences, 2018 , Master Thesis)
Background: Anaphylaxis is a serious systemic allergic disease that often mani-fests with a broad array of symptoms and leads to death if not immediately treated by the administration of epinephrine auto-injector (EAI). ...
Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Using Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP)
(Biomedical Sciences, 2020 , Master Thesis)
Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most common pathogens that cause a wide
range of infections ranging from skin and soft tissue infections to invasive, life
threatening infections. The emergence of methicillin-resistant ...
ASSESSING THE CURRENT STANDING OF HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION BLOOD DONOR CENTER IN QATAR AND DEVELOPING A FORECAST MODEL FOR THE BLOOD STOCK NEEDS DURING THE 2022 WORLD CUP EVENT
(Biomedical Sciences, 2019 , Master Thesis)
Background: In four years from now, Qatar will host the 2022 World Cup competition which requires high level of preparedness and readiness in different sectors including health care. Among different sub-sections of health, ...
Genome-Wide Association Study (Gwas) To Uncover Genetic Risk Factors Associated With Low Bone Mineral Density And Osteoporosis In Qatar Population
(Biomedical Sciences, 2019 , Master Thesis)
Osteoporosis is an increasingly prevalent, global health burden characterized by
low bone mineral density (BMD) and increased fracture risk. Despite the serious
consequences of osteoporosis and the significant impact it ...
Profiling The Salivary Microbiome In The Qatari Population
(Biomedical Sciences, 2019 , Master Thesis)
Humans are living ecosystems composed of human cells and microbes. The microbiome is the collection of microbes and their genes. Recent breakthrough in the high throughput sequencing technologies made it possible for us ...